Da Vinci Code private tour Paris and London

This private
tour is customized for the lovers of the Da Vinci code, based on the
Dan Brown’s novel, travel in Paris and London for one week :

Day 1 : Paris arrival /city tour

Morning arrival
in Paris, meet your private English speaking driver guide right after the
customs in Paris airport & help with your luggage. Depending on arrival, transfer
to Paris for a city tour of all major monuments ( you will not be
able to check into your hotel before noon )
Check into your
hotel , and afternoon on your own in Paris.

Day 2 : Louvre Da Vinci code + st. Germain
Des Pres

Meet your private driver guide for a full day Da Vinci code tour with private driver and guide.

Paris Da Vinci Code Tour (8 hours)

With your private "symbologist", revisit Robert
Langdon's Parisian adventures, search for the clues hidden in Leonardo da
Vinci's masterpieces such as the "Mona Lisa" and the "Virgin of
the Rocks". They will tackle many of the questions provocatively asked in the book: the
true nature of Mary Magdalene's relationship with Christ, the real story of
Constantin the Great, Christianity in Rome, the donation of Constantine, St.
Paul and the New Testament, the Golden Ratio, the Merovingian Bloodline, the
hidden symbolism in Leonardo's paintings…

From the Grande Galerie du Louvre where you will search for the Holy Graal in
I.M. Pei's inverted pyramid, the Arc du Carrousel, the frescoes and
astronomical gnomon in St. Sulpice Church, the Arago Plaques that mark the
Paris "Rose line", your expert will point out every clue, significant
stone, inscription, painting in a way which will make your book come alive in
front of your eyes.

Entrance tickets to the Louvre included

Stop at the Ritz hotel for tea included.

Transfer hotel
around 6PM

Day 3 : Versailles tour / Chateau de
Villette

Take a full day excursion into the countryside outside of Paris today! Your
first stop is at Château Villette, the fictional home of Sir Leigh Teabing, a
British art historian. Neveu and Langdon flee here after their escape from the
Louvre and subsequent visit to the Depository Bank of Zurich where they obtain
Saunière's cryptex, the device whose code they must break to help in their
quest for the Grail. When they are unable to break the code, they turn to
Teabing for help. Holed up in his splendid 17th-century château, Teabing is
more than willing to shelter them. While they are hiding out at the château,
Langdon and Neveu make the surprise discovery in the hayloft of the chateau's
barn, and escape through its vast grounds. A historically significant chateau
in France, the 185-acre estate dates from 1696 and captures the magnificence
and elegance of that time period.

Afterwards continue to the magnificent Palace of
Versailles, Louis XIV's greatest example of regal indulgence and the seat of
French Royal Court for 100 years. A guided tour takes you through the Sun
King's royal apartments, the Hall of Mirrors (where the treaty of Versailles
was signed to end World War I) and into the overwhelmingly opulent park and
gardens. Lunch will be reserved in the park of the castle of Versailles .

Private chauffeured transfer to a train departure Eurostar to London
Arrival by 10am and meet your private driver guide with private transport
directly at the Eurostar arrival.

The Da Vinci code UK film locations...

Visit The Temple Church,
London: The
Church was built by the Knights Templar, the order of crusading monks founded
to protect pilgrims on their way to and from Jerusalem in the 12th century. It
was designed to recall the holiest place in the Crusaders' world: the circular
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. In the Church you will find the
life-size stone effigies of nine knights. Most famous of these knights was
William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, the most important mediator between King
John and the Barons in 1215. Surrounding the Temple church are the Inns of
Court, a series of elegant court yards, town houses and chapels. In the past
used as hostels for barristers and students, also the study of English common
law took place within these buildings. This is the heart of legal profession,
and your guide enlighten you on your London tour.

Visit Lincoln Cathedral: The
Cathedral doubled as Westminster Abbey in the movie. Lincoln Cathedral is one
of the finest and most imposing medieval buildings in Europe, which towers
above Lincoln, a prominent landmark for miles around. The Norman Cathedral
built in the 11th century was impressive and fortress-like. A fire severely
damaged the roof of the building in 1141 and the great church was destroyed by
earthquake in April 1185. The church was rebuilt in the gothic style, with
interior length of 482 feet or 147 metres, quite incredible. The church also
contains 13th century stained glass, 12th century tombs and some of the most
exquisite stone carving in Europe. Visit Lincoln Castle: William the Conqueror
built Lincoln Castle, in 1068, on a strategic site that had once been used by
the Romans. 166 families who were living on the site had their houses
demolished and were forced to provide labour for the construction of the
castle. The castle unusually has two mottes, one is topped by a 12th century
shell keep called the Lucy Tower, and the other is topped by a 19th century
tower that was used as an observatory. A full circuit of curtain walls remain,
most of which can be walked on.

Visit Rosslyn Chapel: The Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew as
it was to have been, was founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, third and
last St Clair Prince of Orkney. Rosslyn’s famous 'Apprentice Pillar' was
apparently the result of a bizarre series of events: the master mason who
commenced carving the Apprentice Pillar was unable to complete the work. He
went to Rome to receive guidance on finishing it. On returning to Rosslyn the
mason discovered the pillar had been completed by his apprentice. The master
mason subsequently killed his young apprentice in anger. This is one of the
most beautiful and interesting buildings in Scotland.

Transfer after the private tour to your hotel in LONDON

Day 5 : morning on your own, shopping in
London , return to Paris

Day on your own in London.
Check out your
hotel by noon, and private transfer to the Eurostar early afternoon for a
departure to Paris.
Upon arrival in
Paris, transfer to your hotel in Paris ( same as before). Overnight Paris

Day 6 : Loire valley ( Da vinci house)

Breakfast and
meet driver , English speaking for a train transfer with assistance.
TGV or private driver to the LOIRE.

Full day private
tour in the LOIRE, with the Clos LUCE ( the last home of Leonardo
Da Vinci, ) in Amboise .

Le Clos Lucé is one of the jewels of the Renaissance. With
the exception of Le Plessis-les-Tours, it is the only chateau to have been
built of both brick and tufa stone, extracted from the region's quarries. It is
also one of the most furnished residences in the Val de Loire. Apart from the hovel where he was born in Vinci, Le Clos Lucé was the only home
of Leonardo da Vinci. He lived there for 3 years, from 1516 to 1519 and ended
his days there.

This is what gives the castle its outstanding character. In fact, Leonardo da
Vinci spent his life between Florence, Milan, and Rome, offering his services
as engineer, architect and artist to the rulers of the day, who acted as his
protectors.

It was Francis I who brought Leonardo da Vinci to the Château de Cloux in 1516
and helped to settle him there, on the advice of his sister, Marguerite de Navarre.
Leonardo da Vinci travelled across the Alps, carrying with him on muleback
three of his most remarkable paintings, the Mona Lisa, St. Anne, and St. John
the Baptist, which he completed at Le Clos Lucé. The king granted him a pension
of 700 golden Ecus a year, and Leonardo was "free to think, dream, and
work". Leonardo da Vinci was treated with real affection by Francis I, who
called him "my father", his sister Marguerite, and the whole Court.
Leonardo Da Vinci died in this chateau .

YOU WILL SEE 40 OF LEONARDO'S FABULOUS MACHINES.

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a painter but also a visionary engineer (civil
and military machines), and architect, a city planner, a scultor, a researcher
in every field ogf knowledge (astronomy, anatomy, optics....).

Discover the amazing collection of 40 inventions, drawn by Leonardo himself and
constructed by IBM : the first automobile, the tank, the parachute, the
helicopter, the swing bridge, etc. A thrilling meeting with Léonardo the
engineer, 4 centuries ahead of his time.

The intimacy of renaissance mansion.

Leonardo spent the last time three years of his life at Clos Lucé (until his
death in 1519).

Catch a glimpse of the life he used to lead, in his bedchamber, the kitchens,
his workshops. Admire the frescoes painted by his disciple in the Anne of
Brittany chapel. Discover the entrance to the secret passage that once liked
Clos Lucé to the château d'Amboise.

Have a walk in the 6 ha landscaped garden and the Italian Renaissance rose
garden.

City tour of the
medieval town, visit of the castle of Amboise, lunch break.
Visit of the
chateau of Chenonceau.

Wine tasting of
the Loire wines. Back to Paris by
TGV around 7PM or with private driver. Arrival Paris, evening on your own.

Day 7 : day on your own in Paris / evening
Moulin rouge or Lido

Day on your own.
Evening choice
of a dinner show at Lido or Moulin rouge
or Eiffel tower dinner + moulin rouge show with transfers included R/T.

Day 8 : Paris departure

Private airport
transfer for flight departure.

Your private package tour includes :

- 6 nights Paris hotel, with breakfasts , hotel
taxes included.

- 1 night in LONDON , with breakfasts and taxes.

- private airport transfers in Paris R/T (English speaking driver).

- City tour of Paris on arrival , transport and driver guide, English
speaking.

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